by Guest Contributer | Feb 13, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Workplace Safety
By Jonathan Baktari, MD, CEO of US Drug Test Centers The laws surrounding drug use and employment drug testing are rapidly changing, and many individuals and companies are having a hard time keeping up. The change, though, is needed: With marijuana use for both...
by Guest Contributer | Sep 11, 2023 | DOT, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, FMCSA, Newsletter Only, Workplace Safety
|By David Perlman, BA, NCAC II, SUDP, EAPIt is not uncommon for an individual to make a career change to another DOT mode of transportation. Transit operators may become truck drivers, merchant mariners may become railroad operators. Also, some employees hold dual...
by Guest Contributer | Feb 1, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Marijuana & CBD, Workplace Safety
Canva Pro By Keith Ward, Vice President and General Manager of Employer Solutions at Quest Diagnostics. A recently published peer-reviewed study generated headlines with the finding that cannabis users were 22% more likely to visit emergency rooms or be...
by Guest Contributer | Dec 9, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Industry News
By Bill Current, President and Founder, Current Consulting Group, LLC, home of Current Compliance, the industry’s only comprehensive on-line source for all state laws that affect drug testing. Will California employers still be allowed to drug test...
by NDASA | Apr 23, 2021 | For Drug Testing Industry Professionals, For Employers and Workplace Safety & Wellness Professionals, Marijuana & CBD, Resources
The Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., is a nonprofit organization based in Rockville, Md., that develops strategies to reduce drug use. President Robert L. DuPont, M.D., was the lead author on an extensive 2015 report titled, “Workplace Drug Testing in the Era...
by NDASA | Apr 23, 2021 | For Employers and Workplace Safety & Wellness Professionals, Marijuana & CBD, Resources, Uncategorized
“Don’t Drop Marijuana” explains why marijuana and THC, the active ingredient of the cannabis plant, should not be dropped from drug-testing programs and panels. Please click here to review the video on Vimeo.com. This video is produced by Drug Free Business, a...
by NDASA | Apr 23, 2021 | For Employers and Workplace Safety & Wellness Professionals, Resources
As NDASA Members, we are often asked these common questions that can cause confusion and frustration for employers when it comes to employee marijuana use, the workplace drug & alcohol policy and workplace safety. Below is a simple Q&A you may find helpful...
by NDASA | Apr 23, 2021 | For Employers and Workplace Safety & Wellness Professionals, Resources
Chuck Marting’s Clearing The Haze is the perfect podcast for today’s business owner or leader who wants answers addressing hot-button workplace safety topics, such as drug abuse, drug and alcohol testing, and workplace policies and procedures. This podcast...
by NDASA | Apr 23, 2021 | For Employers and Workplace Safety & Wellness Professionals, Marijuana & CBD, Resources
Marijuana is an impairing substance. The user experiences reduced motor coordination, short-term memory loss and altered reaction time, all of which has destructive effects in the workplace. High doses of THC, the active ingredient in the cannabis plant, can cause...
by NDASA | Apr 22, 2021 | For Drug Testing Industry Professionals, Resources
Note: This manual went to effect Oct. 1, 2017. It applies to federal agency drug testing programs that come under Executive Order 12564 dated September 15, 1986, section 503 of Public Law 100-71, 5 U.S.C. section 7301 note dated July 11, 1987, and the Department of...
